FAIA: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175350
Tagavai Faʻavaomalo o Togafitiga Faʻapitoa ma le Soifua Maloloina 4, leai. 12 (2017): 4680-4684.
Ranganatha S. C., Usha S.
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talaaga: Currently internet has become an important tool for education, entertainment and communication. Increased internet usage may lead to point of habituation, addiction, adverse academic, mental, physical and social effects. Medical students are also among the vulnerable group on account of time they spend on internet, hence this study was undertaken among medical students. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence and pattern of internet addiction among first year medical students.
Metotia: O se suʻesuʻega i le Koluse na faʻatautaia i totonu o tamaiti aʻoga faafomaʻi muamua o Rajarajeswari Medical College ma Hospital, Bengaluru. O le faʻataʻitaʻiga tele na fuafuaina o le 125 e pei o le faʻaaogaina o vaisu i le initaneti i tamaiti aʻoga faafomaʻi e pei o le 58.87% o loʻo maua i le suʻesuʻega a Chaudhari et al. O le aofaʻi o tamaiti aoga 140 o loʻo auai i le vasega i le taimi o le aoina mai o faʻamaumauga, o ē na malilie i ai sa iloiloina mo le suʻesuʻega. Semi faʻatuina fesili fesili i fesili a le Young's 8-item ma le 20-mea e fai ma vaisu i le initaneti na faʻatonuina i tamaiti aoga. Na suʻesuʻeina faʻamaumauga e faʻaaoga ai le SPSS version 21.0. O le suega sikuea sikuea a Pearson na faʻaaogaina e iloa ai le fesoʻotaʻiga i le va o ni fesuiaiga se lua.
Tali: Out of 140 study subjects, majority (73.57%) were 18 yrs of age, 62.14% were females. 81 (57.86%) were hostilities. 77 (55%) of students were using internet for 4-6 hrs per day. 80 (57.14%) students have been using internet for more than 5 yrs. The prevalence of internet addiction according to Young’s 8-item questionnaire was 66 (47.14%) out of 140. Out of the 66, most common gadget used was mobile and most common purpose was social networking. The most common pattern of internet addiction according to Young’s 20-item scale was possible addict (49.29%). Internet addiction among localities was observed to be more than hostelites, this association was found to be statistically significant.
Faaiuga: Internet addiction was found to be substantial among medical students and most common purpose of internet usage was for social networking.
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